idler

English

Etymology

idle +‎ -er

Noun

idler (plural idlers)

1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction.
2. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch
4. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.

Synonyms

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• footler
• lout
• See also Wikisaurus:idler

Translations

one who spends his time in inaction

• Dutch: luiaard (nl) m and f
• Finnish: joutomies (fi)
• German: untätiger Mitarbeiter (de) m, untätige Mitarbeiterin (de) f

• Russian: тунеядец (ru) (tunejádec) m
• Scottish Gaelic: leisgeadair (gd) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) nosdunan (vo), (♂) hinosdunan (vo), (♀) jinosdunan (vo)

one who is lazy; a sluggard

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懶惰者 (cmn), 懒惰者 (cmn) (lǎnduò zhě)

• French: fainéant (fr) m
• German: Faulpelz (de) m, Faulenzer (de) m, Faulenzerin (de) f, (figurative) Drohne (de) f

• Hindi: कामचोर (hi) (kāmcor) m
• Russian: бездельник (ru) (bezdél'nik) m, лентяй (ru) (lentjáj) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) trögan (vo), (♂) hitrögan (vo), (♀) jitrögan (vo)

rotary supporting device

• Finnish: tukipyörä (fi)

References

• idler in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• riled